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Armagh Guardian choose

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[UK] Armagh Guardian 8 Oct. 7/1: [of a marble] Yes, that is the best: it is the king [...] it is the very best of the bunch.
at bunch, n.1
[UK] Armagh Guardian 5 Feb. 5/5: ‘D’ye know what it is to hipothcate? Not you, ye gomeril’.
at gomeral, n.
[UK] Armagh Guardian 23 Dec. 5/6: He gave him a sevendible fine beating.
at sevendible, adj.
[UK] Armagh Guardian 21 June 8/1: It cannot be absolutely necessary, in order to attain a good and respctable old age, to be riggish or jiggish.
at riggish (adj.) under rig, n.1
[UK] Armagh Guardian 26 Nov. 7/1: We want none of your darned old Country airs here, do we behoys?
at b’hoy, n.
[UK] Armagh Guardian 26 Nov. 7/1: He’s a darned deal too strict for me .
at darned, adj.
[UK] Armagh Guardian 26 Nov. 7/1: Such a tremendous row going on, and all this mad spouting. You really must, as your American phrase is, ‘dry up’.
at dry up, v.
[UK] Armagh Guardian 26 Nov. 7/1: I’d as soon be in a chain-gang at Sing-Sing as in this hole.
at hole, n.1
[UK] Armagh Guardian 26 Nov. 7/1: I reckon [...] that M’Clennan will knock the ribs into a cocked hat .
at knock into a cocked hat (v.) under knock into, v.
[UK] Armagh Guardian 26 Nov. 7/1: ‘There’ll be a muss,’ cried the others .
at muss, n.
[UK] Armagh Guardian 26 Nov. 7/1: Such a tremendous row going on, and all this mad spouting.
at spouting, n.
[UK] Armagh Guardian 26 Nov. 7/1: By thunder, he’s the coolest card, just about!
at thunder!, excl.
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